Two injured in head-on crash on Route 9 in Moreau; one teenager airlifted to Albany Med

MOREAU -- A Ballston Spa teenager was airlifted to Albany Medical Center Hospital and later released following a Wednesday morning head-on crash on Route 9.

Kaila Schumacher, 17, was semi-conscious when responders arrived on the scene. She was transported by Moreau EMS to Wilton Fire Department on Ballard Road, where she was flown to Albany by Med Flight for precautionary reasons, officials said.

Davin Sabal, 61, of Moreau was extricated from her vehicle with a "Jaws of Life" device.

State police said Schumacher was traveling northbound when she attempted to make a left turn into a local business but drove into the path of a southbound car operated by Sabal.

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Sabal was taken to Glens Falls Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The drivers were the only occupants in each vehicle.

The crash occurred just south of Reservoir Road at about 9:50 a.m. Firefighters and emergency personnel were on the scene within five minutes, South Glens Falls Fire Chief Keith Dickinson said.

Traffic was temporarily detoured while victims were tended to and firefighters cleared debris. Absorbent material was put down to soak up automotive fluids.

The front end of Sabal's car was completely crushed.

Schumacher's car came to rest on the west side of the highway, just missing a fire hydrant.

She was ticketed for failure to yield right-of-way, Trooper William Daly said.